Faculty Lecture: The Psychology of Mis/Disinformation Online
2:00-2:50 PM
Pugh Auditorium, Benson University Center
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Why do people seem to hang on to their opinions more strongly the more evidence you show them to the contrary? Why do we tend to avoid important information? Why can we see bias in other people but are blind to our own? The simple answer: because we are human. When it comes to fighting the influence of fake news, understanding how our mind works is a critical first step. Because once we know that, we can spot all the different tactics that the creators and distributors of fake news use to get us to believe it. Join two Social Science Librarians from the Z. Smith Reynolds Library as we explore a variety of biases and logical fallacies, and then delve into how they are taken advantage of in the world of fake news.
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